Psychic instrument



Dec. 4;,1923. 1,476,158

G. C. HAFFNER PSYCHIC INSTRUMENT Filed Nov. 26. 1921 ffy/5 m 6ta @ff/een.

Patented Dec. 4, 1923,

narran *sra'rss 1,475,158v Par-Enr ortica? GRGVEBIC. HAFFNER,'OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. 4

l PSYCHIC INSTRUMENT.

` Application led November :36, 1921. Serial No. 518,030. I

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GROVER C. HAFFNER, a citizen 'of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, vin the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Psychic Instruments, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to psychic instru ments more commonly known as ouija boards, and a purpose of my invention is the provision of an instrument ofthis characterk one form of instrument embodying-my in-v vention.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the instrument in end elevation.

Referring specically to the drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts, my invention, in its present embodiment, comprises atable including a board B supported upon legs L which are suitably braced with respect to the board and to each other by means of wiresI W which, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, are looped at the points indicated at 15 to receive screws for securing the wiresk to the board. The ends of the wires are formed with lateral ex tensions 16 adapted to penetrate the legs L and to thereby securely hold the legs to the.

board B. As shown in Fig. 2, the table is 4adapted to be supportedupon a base board C, and to facilitate the tilting of the table upon the board, the lower ends of the legs are rounded and preferably covered Awith rubber caps 17. n v Y As illustrated to advantage Ain Fig. 2. a shaft 18 extends through `the board B and is journaled in bearings 19 secured to the 'op` posite sides of the board. The upper end of the shaft 18 is threaded to receive a wing nut 2O for clamping a pointer or indicator 21 thereon, so that when the shaft is rotated the pointer will be moved over the board B. The lower end of the shaft 18 is provided with a pulley 22 fixed to the shaft for rotation therewith and above which is trained a cord 23 having branch portions 24 and 25 tion upon the board.

which pass through a ring 26 secured to the under side of the board B by wires 27. The

ends of the cords 2tand 25 are looped as:

indicated at 28 and are connected to secured to the base board C. i

By this arrangement it will bevseen that with the'table inposition upon the board C as shown in Fig. 2, any tilting movement in the direction of the, arrows will effect rotation ofthe pulley 22 through the mediumof pins 29 the cords 23, 24 and 25 by virtue of the fact that the ends of the cords 24 and25'are1 Xed. Rotation of the pulley 22 obviously effects rotation of the shaft 18, and the latter in turn Vcauses rotation of the about the shaft 18 as a center.

For normally maintaining the pointer in pointer 21 -a definite positionupon theboard B, a

second pulley 30 is fiXed tothe shaft 18, and

to this pulley is anchored one end of an elastic cord 31, the opposite end of the latter be,l ing secured to a hook 32`-sustained on the:

board B. vThe elastic cord 31 serves -to urge the pulley 30 and consequently the shaft 18 to a definite position so that the pointer 21 is caused tooccupy a correspondingposition. It is to be understood however lthat the ten'- sion of the cord 31 permits rotation of the shaft 18 when the table is tilted to e'ect movement of the pointer over the board.

pendicular position, the elastic` cord 31 op normal-posi-v p erates to return the pointerto As shown in Fig. 1, theboard B isfprovided lwithvthe legends and indicia arranged in the form of arcs which are concentric to each other and to the-axis of the pointer 21; v

In the present. instance I have shown three arcs, the outermost arc indicated at A being a legend aro, andthe two. innermost designated at A2 and A3 respectively, being indicia arcs. y the let-ters of the alphabet, while the arc A3 contains numerals from one toten, the days The indicia arc `A2 Contains. l

of the week, with time symbols and l?. M. at the'ends of the arc.

In the operation of the instrument, two.k

vpersons place their hands uponthe board",v

Y11o Y B in the manner shown in Fig.l 2, and by tilting of the table in either direction, thel pointer is moved over the board to indicate y It willybe un- Y.

derstood that these legends and indicia are different legendsY or indicia vvhereby the mediumistic messages are obtained. It is to Although l have herein .shown and de-- scribed only .one forni of instrument embodying my invention, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made herein Without departing fromV the spirit ,of the invention and the spirit and scope .of the appended claims.

I claim las my invention:

l. An instrument ot rthe .character described comprising a table mounted 'tor tilting movement an indicator mounted ior movement over Ythetable, and means connected to theindicator and associated with the table so as to 'be operable by tilting of the table to eect movement of the indicator.

2. An instrument .of the .character described comprising Aa table mounted for tilting movement intWo directions, an indicator pivotally mounted :tor rotational movement .on the table, and means connected to the indicator and associated with the table to etfect movement of the indicator in one direction when the table istilted.

instrument of the character described comprising a table mounted for tiltingrr movement, an indicator pivotally mounted to occupy various positions upon the table, means for urging,` the indicator tora definite position upon the table, and

means Yconnected` to the indicator and associated with the table so as to -be operable by tilting of thev table Yto eiiect movement of theindicator against the action of said urgin means.

fit. 'n instrument of the character described comprising` altable mounted `for tilt- 5. An instrument `of the character described .comprising a vtable including a board, and legs having rounded ends, a base board for supporting vthe table, an indicator rotatably mounted in the board ot the table-for movement over the fboard, means for` urging the indicator. to a Vdefinite ind-icating'positionon the board, and means' connecting said base` board and said indicator to eifect` -movement of the latter against .the action of said .urging means When the table is tilted'upon the base board.

6. An instrument of the character .described comprising aVv table includinga board having indicia and legends thereon, legs for supporting the board and having rounded free ends, a base board yfor supporting' the table, a lshaft iouinaled in the table board, an indicator carried by the shaft ior movement over the iboard, means for urging Y the shaft to cause the indicator to occupy a Y definiteV indicating` position onV the board,

and flexible ,connections betweenV said shaft" 8. An instrument ofthe character described comprising :a board, ymounted for tilting movement, an indicator pivoted for movement over theV board, and flexibleV means connected to the indicator and .associated with the :board to `eiect movement of the indicator W'henthe board istilted.

.9. An instrument oi lthe I,character def scribed-comprising a board having'rockable portions to allow tilting of the hoard, an iD- dicartor pivoted for r movementr'over the board, and flexible means' connected .tothe indicator and associated with the' board for effecting` movement of the indicator VWhen the board is tilted.

In testimony Whereoll have signedlmy name to this specification.Y

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